Larger Output for Lautoka
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Sugar Mill
From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, July 15.
U/ITH a view to increasing its capacity, extensive alterations to the Lau toka sugar mill have recently taken place.
The work was done in the slack season, and the result is that the crushing power of the mill has been tripled.
To expedite the work, a number of skilled mechanics were imported from Australia and New Zealand, and much employment was also provided for local men. There was no European or half caste workman in the district who did not find a job while the alterations were under way.
As usual with new machinery, the plant took a while to settle in, and it was a week or two before it was running up to full efficiency. However, now that it is working smoothly, there will no doubt be a very large increase in the amount of sugar handled by the mill.
Miss Olive (Mulienafau) V. Nelson, a daughter of Mr. O. F. Nelson, was ad mitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Auck land recently, by Mr. Justice Ostler on the motion of Mr. A. H. Johnstone, K.C.
Although there are several women in New Zealand entitled to practise as solicitors only, there is only one other woman in Auckland who can claim the distinction Miss Nelson has achieved.